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Amazon Takes Over Low End Tablet Market

Amazon announced a new family of Kindles this morning, not the least of which was a new entry point of just $79.  But e-readers aside, the real news was the high end Kindle Fire that will all but kill the …

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Why Twitter Suddenly Matters

Yes I realize that Twitter has over 150 million users – I myself have been on it since 2009. However much of this mad rush to join has been spurred mostly by two groups: people addicted to status updates and …

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Begun This Tablet War Has

After several minor skirmishes the tablet war is finally upon us! Apple Dominating the mindshare and market with 15 million iPads sold in 2010, it seems almost laughable now to look back at when Apple announced their tablet months early …

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Roku XDS Review

After owning a Roku for about a month, I thought I’d post a brief review for those considering the Cadillac option.  I opted for the XDS for the ability to play movies from a USB as well as Hulu & Netflix. …

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Strength & Speed Benchmarks

Strength & Speed Benchmarks

Posted on December 1, 2011

Since I have maxed out my Bowflex’s 310lb rods on 3 of my strength exercises I need to do three things: 1) order the 100lb upgrade,  2) update my progress, and 3) start a cardio …

How Far We’ve Come: 35 Years Of Processing Power

How Far We’ve Come: 35 Years Of Processing Power

Posted on November 30, 2011

It’s amazing how far we’ve come in the speed of our computing. While MIPs isn’t a perfect benchmark, as it doesn’t account for the efficiency of the instructions, it will do for our simple comparison.   …

My Kindle Fire!

My Kindle Fire!

Posted on November 15, 2011

Got my K-Fire today! Yes that’s what all the cool kids will be calling the Kindle Fire after today. ;) So far I have to agree with the need for a bit more polish on …

4 Hour Body: 3 Months Later

4 Hour Body: 3 Months Later

Posted on October 7, 2011

About three months ago, I tried out a few of the suggestions in the book: The 4-Hour Body. I adopted the Slow Carb Diet, started photographing my food, took a couple of the suggested herbal …

Amazon Takes Over Low End Tablet Market

Amazon Takes Over Low End Tablet Market

Posted on September 28, 2011

Amazon announced a new family of Kindles this morning, not the least of which was a new entry point of just $79.  But e-readers aside, the real news was the high end Kindle Fire that …

Slow Carb Diet Experiment

Slow Carb Diet Experiment

Posted on June 30, 2011

So I have been looking for something new to get back down to my “fighting weight” and get ripped just in time for winter.  I recently discovered a new diet plan from Tim Ferriss called …

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